NGC2488 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2488 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:24 (PST), 39° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:45, 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2488
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h01m [3] |
| Declination: | +56°33' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 12.45 (V) [1] 13.45 (B) [1] 10.57 (J) [1] 9.86 (H) [1] 9.56 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 100.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
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